Princess Caroline becomes a grandmother

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Princess Caroline of Monaco is now a grandmother.

A baby boy is the latest addition to the jet set royal family, born to her eldest son,
Andrea Casiraghi, and his fiance. In a statement, which didn't mention the baby's name, the Monaco palace said Princess Caroline is overjoyed at the arrival of her first grandchild. The statement said both the child and mother, Colombian heiress
Tatiana Santo Domingo, are in good health.

It was announced in July that Casiraghi and Santo Domingo were engaged. They have not fixed a date for the wedding.

Andrea Casiraghi is the nephew of Monaco's ruling sovereign,
Prince Albert II. A notorious ladies' man, Albert long eschewed marriage. Many in Monaco had resigned themselves to forever having a bachelor prince. The constitution was even modified to ensure the continuity of the Grimaldi line in the event that Albert never produced an heir.

The prince has acknowledged having fathered two children out of wedlock, but those offspring would not be eligible to succeed him. Albert ended decades of bachelorhood in 2011 when he married South African Olympic swimming champion
Charlene Wittstock.

Star tweets

in Russian

Tom Cruise has become the first Hollywood star to set up a page on the popular Russian social network Vkontakte.

The “Mission Impossible” actor's page appeared Friday, announced by a message on Twitter saying, “See you there!” in Russian.

His profile picture is a poster for his new science fiction film “Oblivion,” which comes out in Russia on April 11, two weeks before it opens in the U.S.

Cruise's page is a sign of Russia's increasing box office clout. Box office income rose 8 percent last year, to $1.3 billion, the ninth-highest in the world, and is expected to grow 9 percent this year.

Vkontakte, which means “In Contact,” dominates the Russian social media market with more than 40 million users – about 10 times as many as use Facebook.

Lohan won't face fight charges

New York City prosecutors will not charge
Lindsay Lohan in a reported fight at a Manhattan nightclub in November, an attorney for the actress said Friday.

Marc Heller said Lohan faces no formal charges after prosecutors were unable to gather sufficient evidence to prove the case.

Lohan was arrested Nov. 29 on a charge of misdemeanor assault after an encounter with a woman at the club Avenue in the city's Meatpacking District.

Lohan's accuser, Tiffany Mitchell, was disappointed that the District Attorney's Office decided not to prosecute, said her attorney, Gloria Allred.

Chemical Romance comes to an end

The chemistry is over: Rock outfit My Chemical Romance has disbanded.

The New Jersey-based band announced Saturday that “it has come time for it to end.” The foursome thanked fans in a statement and said the experience was “a true blessing.”

My Chemical Romance's sound is a mix of alternative, punk rock and pop. Band members released their debut album in 2002 but really made a splash on the music scene in 2004 with the platinum-selling “Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge.” It featured the Top 40 hit “Helena.”

They followed that with another platinum effort in 2006, “The Black Parade.” Group members included vocalist Gerard Way, bassist Mikey Way, and guitarists Ray Toro and Frank Iero. Their last album was 2010's “Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys.”

Queen volunteered for Bond spoof

Queen Elizabeth II needed no convincing to appear in a James Bond-themed skit during the opening ceremony of the London Olympics – in fact, she volunteered, according to the show's director.

He tells ITV's Jonathan Ross in an interview to air Saturday night that when he sought permission from officials to film the skit he heard back that not only was the video a go, but that the monarch herself wanted to be in it.

Boyle says that when filming began, the queen asked him if he thought she should have a line, to which he replied “OK, what do you suggest?”

“She said ‘I'll do something' and we started shooting and she turned round and she said her lines beautifully,” he said, according to excerpts of the interview released in advance.

The queen's star turn in the skit was considered one of the highlights of the opening ceremony last year.

In the skit, a tuxedo-clad 007 strides into Buckingham Palace to escort his VIP guest to the Olympic ceremony. In her acting debut, Elizabeth swivels around in her desk chair to face the legendary spy and declares: “Good evening, Mr. Bond.”

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